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.A. c. KASSON.y

' SledI` 10.85935 Patented Jan. 19, 1869.

@sind @frn l AMAsA c. KAssoN, or MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, As'sIGNoR To HIMSELF AND NELSON C. GRIDLEY, @F PLACE.

Laim Patent No. 85,935, dated .Tammy 19, 1869.

MRO'EMENT IN SLEDS.

The` Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all who/m it lrmi/y conce/Mi Beit known `that LAMAsA C. KAssoN, of the city of Milwaukee, inthe county of Milwaukee, and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coasting and Hand-Sleds;' and I do rhereby declare that 4the following is afull, clear, and

exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, like letters indicating like parts Wherever they occur.

To'enable others skilled in the art to construct and use my invention,Iwill proceed to describe it.

My invention relates to handsleds used for coasting and other purposes, and consists in constructing them in a novel manner and of a peculiar for1n,for the purpose of increasing their utility and giving them great strength.

a matter of convenience to have one that may be used either side up, and for many purposes it is of the rstimportance to have one with a side-guard rising above the seat.

The object of my invention is to produce a sled possessing'all these characteristics, and,at the same time, great strength and simplicity.

This I do by constructing the sled in the form clearly'shownin fig. 1,-in lwhich-- A represents the runners;

B, therails or side-guards;

D, the cross-beams;

E, the seat-board or top;

F, a rod running around the sled; and

G, the cord or rope for drawing it.

I make the runners A and guards.B of the same form, out of. the saine material, ofthe same size, and with their ends curved in the same manner, and united, as shown in iig. l, at their ends.

Between them I place the knees C, as shown in the same figure, and connect the knees O by the crossbeams D, made with an opening large enoughto admit sliding through it the seat-board E.

The form of the knees C and cross-beams D is clearly shown in iig. 2.

Around thesled I pass a rod, F, to which I attach the seat-board E, by loops a, as well as the cord G for ,drawing the sled.

The seat-board may also be held in place by rivetsv passing through the beams D, as Well asheing held tothe rod F by the loops a. i

As the runners A and guards the guards, and the guards B become the runners, so that it 'makes no diierence which side is up, as it cany be used either Way.

B are made of the 'sameform and materials, With ends of precisely the4 .same shape, by turning it over, the runners `A become The ends of -the runners being of the same curve, i0

and both I,ends being equally curved, it is obvious that the ends will be alike, and that the sled will run equally well in either direction.

The rod F, which runs around the sled, passes through the ends of the runners, but is free at the ri,

sides, so that the cord Grmay be readily p'assed from one end-of the sled to the other, as shown in red lines in iig. 1.

In this way it will be seen I have a sled that may be used either side up, and have a suitable side-guard l,

at the same time, and may also be drawn in either direction, at will.

The frame of my sled, consisting of' the reversible sides or runners, the knees, and cross-beams, may, if

desired, beA made entirely of iron, and cast solid. When this is done, all that remains to complete it, is to slide in the seat-board E, put on the rod F, and attach the cord G, when it is ready for use.

Instead of being made in this way, with a cast-metallic frame, wood may be used, in Whole or in part,

for all or any -part of it, to suit the taste, convenience, or circumstances of the person constructing it.

A sled, constructed in this Way, possesses great strength, and is peculiarly adapted for use in coasting or for any similar or other purpose.

The ends are curved so-as to forni an arch, and can not be readily broken by coming in direct contact with any solid body or material.

lIn the knees there are no mortised or other joints,

connecting them either with the runnersor cross- AQ beams, to work loose and break down, but they are madeto extend between the reversible runners in the form of a curve, and to form solid connections with them as Well as the cross-beams, when the frame is cast solid, as described.

The runners that form the side-rails or guards arealways ready and Aconvenient for clasping by the occu pant, to prevent'falling off, or for fastening or tying anything upon them, as desired. l

Havingv thusdescribe'd my invention, What I claim, is y A hand-sled, constructed substantially as herein described.

` A. O. KASSON.

Witnesses: v

N. O. Gnmmlr, F. W. Avnmn. 

